Thermal Interface Material :) It could mean thermal paste, or like these guys were talking, a metal plate on top of the processor die.
Julian ---- Julian On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 3:20 PM, DSinc <[email protected]> wrote: > Really enjoying this discussion. Can someone remind me what 'TIM' is > really? > Thanks, > Duncan > > > On 06/30/2013 16:01, Jin-Wei Tioh wrote: > >> At 06:09 PM 6/29/2013, you wrote: >> >>> Yes. There was a slide "leaked" last year that showed a particular >>> segment >>> of Intel's roadmap appearing in BGA-only format, and a lot of people took >>> that to mean that LGA is dead and you'll no longer be able to buy a CPU >>> as a >>> discrete component--at least from Intel. This has been widely regarded as >>> nonsense. There will be BGA-only parts, just as with Haswell, but Intel >>> has >>> no plans to discontinue LGA: >>> >>> "Intel remains committed to the growing desktop enthusiast and >>> channel markets, and will continue to offer socketed parts in the LGA >>> package for the foreseeable future for our customers and the Enthusiast >>> DIY >>> market," Intel spokesman Daniel Snyder told Maximum PC. >>> >>> The bigger concern is that the desktop market overall (notice the >>> qualified >>> segments in the quote above) is shrinking, and therefore being >>> de-emphasized >>> in favor of mobile. That is far more concerning to me than the hyperbole >>> around Intel's BGA plans. >>> >> >> Well, I thought that meant no LGA Broadwell parts, ie. when Intel >> introduces >> Broadwell in BGA only, Haswell-refresh will continue carrying the LGA >> banner >> until Skylake arrives. >> >> >> >> -- >> Jin-Wei Tioh >> http://jwtioh.bluesonic.net >> >> "Death is just God's way of dropping Carrier Detect" >> >> >
